CRPF plans to enhance annual leaves for troopers in combat zones
New Delhi: On the lines of the Army, the CRPF is mulling to enhance the number of leaves given to its combat personnel, as part of a renewed push to provide enhanced rest and recuperation to its troops deployed extensively for anti-terrorism and anti-Naxal operations in the country, officials said Thursday. The force is planning […]
Govt to stop share of water flowing to Pakistan: Gadkari
New Delhi: The government has decided to stop India’s share of water that flows to Pakistan and divert water from eastern rivers to people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday. The decision comes after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel for which India has blamed Pakistan. […]
Respond decisively to Indian aggression: Imran Khan tells Army
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security body Thursday said the country was “not involved in any way” in the Pulwama “incident”, which was “conceived, planned and executed indigenously” as Prime Minister Imran Khan authorised the military to respond “decisively” to any Indian misadventure. In a statement issued after a key meeting of the National Security Council chaired […]
Amit Shah to visit Jammu on Sunday
Jammu: BJP national president Amit Shah will visit Jammu city on Sunday and pay homage to the security personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack and in the encounter four days later, BJP leader and former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta said on Thursday. Forty CRPF personnel were killed in Jammu […]
Pulwama attack fallout: Kashmiri students attacked in Maharashtra
Nagpur: In the latest incident of assault on Kashmiri students after the Pulwama terror attack, students from the northern state studying in a college in Yavatmal were attacked by members of Yuva Sena, the youth wing of Shiv Sena, police said Thursday. The attack happened Wednesday night, police said. The students were also threatened, they added. […]
SAC approves draft amendments in JK Reservation Act-2014
Now People living along IB to get reservation benefits
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik has approved the draft amendments in the “Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act-2014” for extending the benefits of reservation to persons residing in the areas along the International Border (IB). International Border (IB) covers a population of around 3 lakhs spread over […]
SAC approves Srinagar Master Plan-2035
New Plan includes 766 Sq Km area for projected population of 3.5 mn
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik has approved Srinagar Master Plan-2035 along with the recommendations by the Committee constituted by Government for the scrutiny of objections and suggestions received from stakeholders. Master PlanSrinagar-2035 is a comprehensive planning exercise for ensuring sustainable development of the Srinagar Metropolitan Area […]
SAC: Srinagar, Jammu to be brought on Mass Rapid Transit, Metro map
Approves Mass Rapid Transit Corporations for twin capital cities, facilitate urban mobility
Jammu: The State Administrative Council (SAC) under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved the proposal for incorporation of two Corporations by the name “Jammu Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Private Limited” and “Srinagar Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Private Limited” along with the Memorandum of Association (MoA) and Articles of Association (AoA) of these Corporations. […]
Gulzar Shabnam assumes charge as Director Information
Jammu: Gulzar Ahmed Shabnam today assumed the charge as Director Information and Public Relations, here today. He took the charge from outgoing Director Tariq Ahmed Zargarwho has been posted as Director Hospitality and Protocol. Gulzar Ahmed Dar Shabnam was holding the post of Director Sericulture before joining as Director Information. Gulzar assumed the office in […]
Kashmiri prisoners outside Kashmir jails unsafe, Says Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
Srinagar: Following the killing of a Pakistani prisoner in Jaipur jail in Rajasthan, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday sought the shifting of Kashmiri prisoners to jails in Kashmir from other states of India saying that the families of prisoners locked up in “Indian jails” are worried about their safety. Taking to micro blogging social […]
